RN Counter-Drugs Ops

[The Evil Doctor Faustus]

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A Royal Marine Sniper deployed to HMS Southampton on Counter Drug Operations.

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HMS Cumberland a Type 22 frigate was in the Caribbean, for a short deployment. Here you can see the Lynx helicopter being prepared for a Counter Drugs Operation patrol.

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This image shows Royal Marines from the Royal Marine Protection Team (RMPT) onboard RFA Wave Knight's Lynx as it flies off to conduct a stop and board search of a suspected drug smuggler.

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On board HMS Cumberland, the Maritime Sniper Team (MST) is seen disembarking from the ship's Lynx helicopter. After taking part in an exercise with the Lynx crew shooting at a target towed behind the ship. The MST's role would have been to stop a "Go Fast" by putting a few rounds through the engines to disable it. They used an Accuracy International AWM, a 50 calibre sniper rifle.

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British warship HMS Cumberland seized a 2 tonne haul of cocaine worth a street value of over £17.6 million in a Caribbean drugs bust. The discovery was made during routine drug operations in the Western Caribbean, following intelligence reports indicating that a 'Go Fast', term given to small speedboats, involved in drug trafficking was transiting through her patrol area and shown here as HMS Cumberland approaching the speedboat

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British warship HMS Cumberland seized a 2 tonne haul of cocaine worth a street value of over £17.6 million in a Caribbean drugs bust. The discovery was made during routine drug operations in the Western Caribbean

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Flash salute on Remembrance Day, 11th November. The Portsmouth based Type 23 Frigate, HMS Richmond, carrying out the duties of the Atlantic Patrol Task (North) (APT(N)). The ship's primary task was Counter Drug Operations, in conjunction with a wide variety of law-enforcement agencies, primarily the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

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HMS Monmouth was informed of the small boat, known as a "GO FAST", by a spotter plane in the area. The ship's company leapt into action and within minutes of sighting the GO FAST, the Merlin helicopter was manned, and in the air, giving chase. After 20 minutes the GO FAST's crew knew that trying to out run the Merlin aircraft and HMS Monmouth was going to be impossible. The GO FAST crew surrendered to a small team of American Coast Guard

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[D-gin]

Nice photos, Reminds me of the US Coast Gard counter drug ops.....:)

[Militant Milan]

ya, any US counter drug ops? like Miami Vice guys lol :)

[JVeld]

good pics.....im loving this :

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[JVeld]

I've never seen an EOTech sight on a sniper rifle.....I mean whats the point? shouldn't you use something with a longer range ?

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[D-gin]

ya, any US counter drug ops? like Miami Vice guys lol :)

Not Miami Vice....p-)

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[D-gin]

I've never seen an EOTech sight on a sniper rifle.....I mean whats the point? shouldn't you use something with a longer range ?

Simple answer no, They those 50cal's are used to take out the out bored engines, The helo's hover pretty close to the go fast.....p-)


Edit: Living in south Florida I see a lot of video's of go fast being taken out.

[RoyalScot87]

I've never seen an EOTech sight on a sniper rifle.....I mean whats the point? shouldn't you use something with a longer range ?

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you ever tried to shoot from a moving chopper?
trust me magnification just makes it worse when trying to keep steady.
EOTech are small, simple and easy to aim besides going by the rifle his job is probably to take out the boats engine, if I had to guess.

[JVeld]

Simple answer no, They those 50cal's are used to take out the out bored engines, The helo's hover pretty close to the go fast.....p-)


Edit: Living in south Florida I see a lot of video's of go fast being taken out.
makes sence.....you are completly right !
Thanks man.

[CMNot]

Cool pics, not usually seen.

That Merlin looks hot to trot.

[Steve Andrews]

Is the .50 Accuracy International in use with British Forces, or is that a .338?

[p$ycho+log!cal]

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damn... drug dealers better hide! lol :D

[Robsto]

They use both the l96a1 7.62 and now the .338 AI rifle. (the latter i believe is pictured)

[Xlimit]

The sniper rifle seen here is the .50 version, look entirely different from the .338

[DeltaWhisky58]

They use both the l96a1 7.62 and now the .338 AI rifle. (the latter i believe is pictured)

No - AW-50 as confirmed by the original captions to these images.

[Latin Jewish Soldier]

Welcome to the club fellas :)

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[Hispeed1]

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. I love that pic with the AI .50!

[goat89]

Nice pics! Keep it up!